Contributed by Ellie Ruggles, Market Manager, Cabbagetown Farmers’ Market. – Mark your calendars! The first market day for the Cabbagetown Farmers’ Market will be Tuesday June 14 from 3pm – 7pm, rain or shine. We’ll be open every Tuesday until October 25th. The list of accepted vendors will be announced in the following weeks. Please check […]
Contributed by Kristyn Wong-Tam – It is with great humility that I am running in the upcoming election to represent you as your NDP Toronto Centre champion at Queen’s Park! As your local City Councillor, and with your support, we have accomplished much to create healthier, stronger neighbourhoods by investing in the people who make our […]
We interrupt this moment in the never-ending news of multiple elections to bring you news of something beautiful, green, fresh and welcoming. The Cabbagetown Parkscape is coming soon, and will keep us all cool, green and shaded right through summer into early autumn. The idea for the Cabbagetown Parkscape came to light in 2021, born […]
Contributed by George Smitherman, MPP representing Toronto Centre – Rosedale, Toronto Centre in the 34th, 35th and 36th Parliament (1999-2010) Position: Member of the Ontario Legislature Employer: Legislative Assembly of Ontario Position Rank: 1 of 124 “Seats” in the Legislature MPP Compensation: $ 116, 550 (unchanged 2010!) (Less than Toronto City Councillors and […]
Contributed by Walied Khogali Ali, Community Advocate , Toronto Centre. – As spring concludes and we prepare for the hot summer months ahead. Let’s remember that we are living through times of crisis. A pandemic. A global recession. A climate crisis. Also a housing crisis that will deeply impact our future for decades to come. In […]
THANK YOU The organizers of the Forsythia Festival would like to thank all the volunteers and sponsors for a long overdue and great day! Financial Donors Meridian Daniel et Daniel Catering & Events The York Search Group Hepburn Landscaping HomeLife/Realty One Ltd. Weenen General Contracting Limited F’Amelia Evelyn Sommers Psychologist Sam Richardson The Epicure Shop […]
LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER HELPS REFORM TORONTO SHELTER STANDARDS AND ONTARIO’S OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT! Nick Rondinelli – Owner and CEO, Heart to Heart First Aid CPR Services Inc. nick@heart2heartcpr.com www.heart2heartcpr.com It’s been a while since I have provided the Cabbagetown community with updates on our advocacy work and I am very pleased to share […]
For the last two growing seasons we have not been able to be in the gardens with the children so we are excited to be planning in person programs for the children and after what felt like the longest winter Green Thumbs is excited just to be getting back into the gardens, preparing them and […]
Local residents and Real Estate agents Norman Hathaway and Anita Bostok of bostokhathaway.com introduce us to local Cabbagetown Shop keepers is their ongoing series “Getting to Know you”. Cabbagetown is a neighbourhood of beauty, heritage, cultural diversity and inclusion. We are Anita Bostok and Norman Hathaway and we’re proud to contribute this regular feature where you […]
Contributed by Joanna Brady Schmida – When I was approached by Peter Lovering recently about an addendum to the article he was planning to write for the Parliament Street News, I was delighted. For younger people, Tony Brady is just a name. A plaque in the park; the namesake of a tiny laneway in Cabbagetown. But […]
